The Taipei Metro Cailiao station (Chinese: 菜寮站; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai⁴-liao² Chan⁴) is a station on the Zhonghe–Xinlu Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] The station is opened for service on 5 January 2012.[3]

Cailiao

O14 菜寮
Taipei Metro
Cailiao station platform level
Chinese name
Chinese菜寮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCàiliáo
Bopomofoㄘㄞˋㄌㄧㄠˊ
Wade–GilesTs'ai⁴-liao²
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChhoi-liàu
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTshài-liâu
General information
Other namesNew Taipei City Hospital; 新北巿立醫院
LocationB1, No. 150, Sec. 3, Chongxin Rd.
Sanchong, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened5 January 2012
Passengers
daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank80 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Sanchong
towards Huilong
Zhonghe–Xinlu line Taipei Bridge
towards Nanshijiao

Station overview edit

 
Cailiao station platform

This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[4] It is located beneath Chongxin Rd, Sec. 3 between Guangming Rd. and Renhua St. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[5] but opened for service earlier on 5 January 2012.[3]

Construction edit

Excavation depth for this station was 19 m (62 ft). It is 222.85 m (731.1 ft) in length and 21.15 m (69.4 ft) wide.[6] It has three entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts.[4] One of the entrances is integrated with a joint development building.

Design edit

The theme for the station focuses on the simplicity, neatness, and order of a modern city.[7] Glass, aluminum, and enamel are used in the roofs, ceilings, pillars, and walls.

Station layout edit

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 3)
B2 Platform 1   Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Huilong (O15 Sanchong)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2   Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O13 Taipei Bridge)

Exits edit

  • Exit 1: Beside Lane 115, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 1
  • Exit 2: No. 150, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 3, near Guangmin Rd.  
  • Exit 3: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 3, near Zhongshan Rd.

Around the station edit

  • Sanchong Zhongshan Rd. Post Office
  • Sanchong District Office
  • New Taipei City Police Agency, Sanchong Branch
  • New Taipei City Hospital, Sanchong Branch
  • Lin Rong-San (between this station and Taipei Bridge station)
  • Banqiao District Court, Sanchong Court
  • Sanchong Comprehensive Sports Field
  • Kuo-Kuang Co. Sanchong station

References edit

  1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ "Cailiao Station". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. ^ a b "MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  4. ^ a b "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-03-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  5. ^ 黃村杉 (2010-03-18). "北縣/捷運新莊線搶先通 市民「樂」官員「愁」". NOWnews. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  6. ^ "捷運車站建築設計 後續路網 新莊線-縣轄段各車站透視圖說明". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  7. ^ "( O6 ) Cailiao". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

25°03′36″N 121°29′30″E / 25.0600°N 121.4917°E / 25.0600; 121.4917